Inexperienced Sailors. a Questions Parliament
In the Legislative Assembly, Mr.Estell asked the Treasurer if the Sydney Shipping Master had been shipping, a large number of men, who had no experience in the work…
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Queensland Parliament. Effective Legislative Efforts
BRISBANE Thursday.—In tho Legislative Council to - day, the Constitution Act Amendment Bill was read a second time by 17 to 15. The bill passed through the Committee stage,…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Shipping Seamen. Questions in Parliament
Replying tp questions. Mr. WADDELL stated the Navigation Department could not refuse to allow men to ship as seamen so long as they were respectable men of sound mind, and had…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Labor Groups in Alliance. for the Present Parliament
LONDON, Thursday.—The Labor groups in the House of Commons have formed an alliance, limited to the life of the president Parliament, for united Labor action in…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Chaeges of Corruption. Federal Parliament's Inquiry. Strong Action Urged. Melbourne
The House of Representatives to-day dashed off on a course of vigorous Government prodding. Indignant at a statement in a weekly journal that some votes had been bought…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Second Edition. State Parliament. Industrial Disputes Bill. Enforcement of the Law
After the first edition, went to press the Legislative Assembly (in Committee of the Whole) continued consideration of the postponed clauses of the Industrial Disputes Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Essence of Parliament. a Prolonged Sitting. Bombshell in the Labor Camp
Time was when the question of the Federal Capital Site was regarded as a serious matter. Doubtless it still is by many people. But there are those who joke about it, or…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Commonwealth Parliament. the Senate. Excuse Duties and Tariff Bill. Melbourne
The Senate to-day passed the excise duties, which reter to only ten items. Senator Clemons (Tas.) was desirous of inserting a new item, "Confectionery…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Parliament's Honor. Select Committee of Inquiry. Recent Charges to Be Ignored. a Government Explanation
MELBOURNE, Thursday.—In the Senate today Senator BEST, vice –president of the Executive Council, moved that Senators Chat away (Q),Henderson(W,A), Neild (N. S .W.), and…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Trade Unions. Their Comparative Strength. Facts for the Labor Party. "Out of Order" in Parliament
During the debate on the industrial Disputes Bill in the Legislative Assembly yesterday the Opposition sought to introduce an amendment whereby non -unionists in an industry with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →All-night Parliament Liability of Unions. Futile Labor Protests. Industrial Disputes Bill Passes Through Committee. (Continued from page 7.)
As was anticipated, the further consideration of the Industrial Disputes Bill in committee led to another late sitting of the Legislative Assembly. At 2 a.m., clause 41 was under…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Laughter in Parliament
To the outsider Parliament may seem a dull place, but quite the contrary is the case, and some very funny things may often be heard in the House of Commons. Woman…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →General News. All Night in Parliament
The Legislative Assembly sat until half-past 5 yesterday, morning, continuously from 4.30 p.m. on Thursday, and disposed of the Industrial Disputes Bill; which had engaged the attention of…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Papuan Land Transactions. Further References in Parliament
MELBOURNE, Friday. -- Further reference was made in the House of Representatives to-day to the land transactions in New Guinea. Mr. WILLIS (N.S.W.) asked whether the…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →The St. George Candidates
The initial meetings for the formation of branches of the Liberal and Reform League in the different centres of St. George have afforded novel experiences in a district which has…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →"Bulls" in Parliament
Young though the parliamentary session is it has already been enlivened by a couple of "bulls," one of the perpetrators being Lord Balfour of Burleigh (writes a London…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →To-Day's Parliament. Industrial Disputes Bill. Again in Committee
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly sat at 2 o'clock this afternoon, the stated business being the third reading of the Industrial Disputes Bill…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Pacific Administration. the "Herald's" Articles. a Painful Record. Parliament's Parochial Cares. London, April 4
The "Standard" writes that the pamphlet containing articles which appeared in the "Sydney Morning Herald" of last year on Pacific administration dealing with…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Estate Agent and Builder. a Stanmore Slander Action. Municipal Candidate Claims £200
Before Judge Docker, in the Sydney District Court this monring, Thomas Patrick Quinn, of Percival-road, Stanmore, estate agent, brought an action against Charles…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Renewing Parliament House
New South Wales is at last going to possess a Parliament House for which her people will have no cause to blush. This statement, perhaps, errs on the side of optimism. It would be literally…
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